On Facebook today, FINA Aquatics World Magazine posted the voting breakdown for their annual FINA Best Athletes Awards. Missy and Michael dominated the voting for swimmers, but the rest of the nominees seemed fairly tightly bunched. It appears that relay performances meant a lot to voters as the relay performance of the meet (as well as a gold in the 200 free) earned Yannick Agnel a runner up percentage of the vote. Do you agree, disagree, or have any explanation as to why the voting broke down this way? Let’s get the conversation started!

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It depends on the method used in voting. If there was just one vote for top male then all other places are non applicable if those percentages are all first place votes. Did those who voted for phelps also have a 2nd and 3rd vote.

Phelps was blasting off in his last meet. he came back to close some huge swims and captured the hearts of way more people. Ryan was still awesome but I think the idea of him being “the” break out star faded a little.

Missy was just a poster child for coolness all the way around. She has a million dollar smile and is putting up swim to match it…

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